A slow massage will always make your hands feel better than what they really are. A beginner tip: whatever speed you use to massage your partner you can cut that in half and it’ll feel better. I'm @denismerkas, I teach couples simple, beautiful massage techniques you can learn at home. Follow for behind the scenes content. . . . #massagetips #beginner #massage #hands #handmassage #bettermassage #denismerkas #couplesmassage #partnermassage | Melt: Massage for Couples

It has been claimed that self-massage is not helpful for people in reducing pain. Often, I agree. It can be very beneficial to strengthen our joints into their end-ranges of motion (both closed and open), which tells the nervous system that you have excellent control of the joint and the nervous system will decrease the stretch relex around that joint. An upregulated stretch reflex is often what makes us feel “tight,” hence why this end-range strengthening often helps people - we have posted sev